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Adversario, Jan – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
Civic education provides adult English learners with the tools to be able to actively engage in their communities. This knowledge allows them to gain agency, develop a sense of belongingness, and facilitate lifelong learning. However, teaching civic education can be challenging for instructors for many reasons, such as prioritizing on developing…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Adult Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Gee, Elisabeth; Gao, Yuchan – Adult Literacy Education, 2022
This article identifies and describes several different approaches to using game-mediated language learning (GML2), drawing in particular on Reinhardt and Sykes' (2012; 2014) framework and related literature. The article concludes with a brief discussion of potential applications to adult literacy and basic education settings and learners.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Game Based Learning
Shin, Joan Kang; Kim, Woomee – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
Using Desimone's (2009) framework for studying the effects of teacher professional development (PD), this qualitative study examines the effectiveness and impact of a 10-week professional development course on 31 foreign language (FL) instructional faculty and staff in a U.S. Government language school. Data sources included 31 K-W-L reflections,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Faculty Development
Ebrahimi, Hourieh; Xodabande, Ismail – MEXTESOL Journal, 2023
Discourse markers (DMs) as linguistic devices have a significant role in the coherence of conversation--a speakers' fluency. With the growing use of English worldwide, it is of great importance to focus on DMs as an essential part of communication which provides discourse coherence. This study was conducted to develop a description of spoken…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Giampieri, Patrizia – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
The World Wide Web has often been considered too vast to be consulted for linguistic purposes or for language learning. This paper will explore whether second language learners can be taught how to navigate the web (i.e., how to perform Google linguistic research, or "Googleology"), in order to improve their language skills. To this aim,…
Descriptors: Syntax, Computer Software, Search Engines, Phrase Structure
Mudzingwa, Calisto – BC TEAL Journal, 2020
Since the inception of the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Program in 1992, the Canadian federal government, through the ministry responsible for immigration, has diligently sought to bring consistency to the program through a variety of government initiatives. These include operational bulletins, curriculum guidelines,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Immigrants, Foreign Countries
Bueno-Alastuey, M. Camino; Nemeth, Katalin – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
To date, several studies have investigated the potential benefits of using Quizlet and podcasts for vocabulary development. However, they have mainly focused on the use of available material, and its effects on receptive vocabulary acquisition and students' motivation. In contrast, relatively little has been done to study the effects of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Audio Equipment, Receptive Language, Expressive Language
Tan, Kimberly – Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2022
In L2 assessment research, assessments have traditionally been associated with large-scale testing or formal proficiency tests, primarily to record student achievement (Turner & Purpura, 2016). Classroom-based assessments (CBAs), then, are seen as offshoots of large-scale tests, thus, designed similarly (Turner, 2012). However, CBAs serve a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests
North, Brian; Piccardo, Enrica – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2023
This paper presents a methodology for directly aligning 'can do' frameworks to each other. The methodology, inspired by the manual for relating examinations to the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment" (CEFR) (Council of Europe, 2009) and Kane's (2004, 2013) interpretative argument, takes…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Rating Scales
Cárdenas-Claros, Mónica Stella – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
This paper reports the results of three independent qualitative case studies that examined interactions with feedback as L2 listeners worked in self-regulated environments. Data on high-intermediate learners of English were collected from case studies conducted in Australia, Colombia and Chile. Results show that L2 listeners across case studies…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Abbott, Marilyn L.; Lee, Kent K.; Ricioppo, Sabine – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
A high-stakes Portfolio-Based Language Assessment (PBLA) protocol that was fully implemented in all Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) programs in 2019 requires instructors and students to set language-learning goals and complete, compile, and reflect on numerous authentic language tasks. Due to the language barriers incurred when…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Immigrants
Abbot, Marilyn L.; Lee, Kent K.; Rossiter, Marian J. – TESL Canada Journal, 2018
In this article, we describe and evaluate a research utilization initiative designed to bridge the teaching English as a second language (TESL) research-practice gap by fostering the formation of and supporting professional learning communities (PLCs) in adult ESL instructional contexts. We review literature on teachers' professional reading,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Innes, Pamela; Skaptadóttir, Unnur Dís – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2017
Legislation linking language course attendance and passage of a language test for residence visas and citizenship, respectively, was enacted in Iceland in the early 2000s. Curricular guidelines and the language test were developed as a result. Research in other countries suggests such structures cause teachers to create "de facto"…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Second Language Learning, Indo European Languages, Guidelines
Hawkins, Melissa Williamson – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
English language tutoring and/or self-access centers are services commonly offered as curricular support to English language program students in educational environments worldwide. This paper argues that the theory of self-directed learning (SDL) from the field of adult education should be considered alongside the equally-important areas of…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Hermann-Shores, Patricia – American Annals of the Deaf, 2017
Enabling pedagogy and andragogy is discussed as a form of lifelong learning in which learners attain competences and skills as children (pedagogy) and as adults (andragogy) that enable them to engage in independent learning in the 21st century. Throughout the article the author avoids as much as possible the labels "deaf" and…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Teaching Methods, Andragogy, Bilingualism
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